Mathematician Katherine Johnson's calculations helped NASA achieve manned spaceflight. Johnson, pictured in 1962, is one of the "human computers" portrayed in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures.

Working at NASA in the 1950s and 60s was not easy ... expected to work as “human computers” rather than being recognized for their potential to drive innovation. Yet, these women refused ...

Which is why Johnson, dubbed the ‘human computer’ after she helped to plan the successful space mission, has had a NASA centre dedicated to her. Read more: “Women are powerful in numbers ...

NASA focuses on size, weight and power for the computers guiding its spacecraft ... that's "closer to our understanding of how a human brain works, not a complete understanding by far." ...

Johnson, née Coleman, worked for years as a teacher before taking a job with NASA in 1953, where she was nicknamed the “human computer.” “I like to learn,” she told PEOPLE in 2016.

A Florida Tech professor and human factors expert is working with NASA to design the next generation control room for the ...

Upcoming SpaceX, NASA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral So what factors go into making the control room more effective for human performance ... And the computer screens aim for the ...